Parker & Sons Offer Tips for Maintaining a Green Home

    PHOENIX, AZ, October 27, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- There are no universal standards for maintaining a green home, although some organizations, such as the U.S. Green Building Council, do offer green home certifications. Keeping a green home comes with a host of economic, environmental, and health benefits. Parker & Sons offers homeowners a few tips for maintaining a green home.

Homeowners can start going green in the bathroom. High-efficiency showerheads will save thousands of gallons of water every single year. A high-efficiency showerhead which is used just twice a day can save a household over 3,000 gallons of water per year. Just imagine the savings on the utility bill.

Hot water heaters are notorious energy hogs. It takes a very large amount of power to heat water to 140 degrees, which is the standard for most hot water heaters. Homeowners can turn this temperature down to 120 degrees, which will net massive energy savings. Insulation blankets can be purchased at relatively low cost. Parker & Sons advises homeowners to wrap these insulation blankets around the water heater and the first few feet of piping. This will minimize ambient heat loss, and reduce the amount of work the heater has to do to keep water warm.

Zoning an air conditioning unit is a way to save massive amounts of energy and reduce heating and cooling costs. Zoning separates the home into specific rooms, and allows homeowners to heat and cool each room individually. They can also set the heating and cooling systems to run only during specific times of day. A well designed zoning system can save individuals hundreds of dollars every year.

LED lights save energy and last longer. They are more expensive than ordinary lightbulbs, but they end up paying for themselves over time. It may take a year or two, but eventually the savings will start rolling in. If homeowners make the move to 100 percent LED lighting, it may be a few years before they have to visit the lightbulb aisle of the grocery store again. They may forget what it looks like!

Making these changes will not turn a home entirely green, but they will give homeowners a great place to start. Parker & Sons is happy to help, and cannot wait to hear about the savings homeowners start seeing!

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